| Genre | Family Comedy Soap opera |
|---|---|
| Writer | Park Hyun-joo |
| Director | Yoon Ryu-hae |
| Starring | Bae Jong-ok Jeong Yu-mi Kim Ji-seok Park Bo-gum |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Num episodes | 48 |
| Location | South Korea Cebu, Philippines[1] |
| Runtime | Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 (KST) |
| Company | SBS Plus |
| Channel | Seoul Broadcasting System |
| First aired | 13 April 2013 |
| Last aired | 22 September 2013 |
Wonderful Mama (Korean: 원더풀 마마) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Bae Jong-ok with Jeong Yu-mi, Kim Ji-seok and Park Bo-gum.[2] It premiered on April 13, 2013, and ended on September 22, 2013, airing on SBS every Saturday and Sunday at 20:40 for 48 episodes.
Synopsis
Yoon Bok-hee has accomplished a lot in her life, working her way up from running a money-lending market stand to managing millions. But her priorities shift when she's faced with a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's. Her degenerative disease threatens her ability to manage her business and eventually the details of her daily life.
After receiving her diagnosis, she realizes that her most important goal is helping her children to grow up in a hurry. She must teach them how to run the family business and they must also learn how to care for her when she can no longer care for herself. It won't be easy as they still have a lot of growing up to do.[3][unreliable source?]
Cast
Main
- Bae Jong-ok as Yoon Bok-hee
- A self-made woman who went from working a tiny market stand to becoming a successful loan shark who owns multi-million-won buildings. She is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
- Jeong Yu-mi as Go Young-chae
- Spoiled daughter of Bok-hee, she is a shopaholic and fashionista
- Kim Ji-seok as Go Young-soo
- Bok-hee's son and Young-chae's twin brother, directionless with his career
- Park Bo-gum as Go Young-joon
- Bok-hee's youngest child who is also a mama's boy, a playboy high-school student
Supporting
- Jung Gyu-woon as Jang Hoon-nam
- Ahn Nae-sang as Jang Ki-nam
- Kyeon Mi-ri as Kim Young-yi
- Lee Hwa-kyum[a] as Jang Go-eun
- Lee Min-woo as Lee Jang-ho
- Lee Chung-ah as Oh Da-jung
- Yoo In-young as Lee Soo-jin
- Kim Chung as Choi Eun-ok
- Yoon Joo-hee as Kim Nan-hee
- Hwang Jae-won as Lee Ji-woo
- Jung Kyung-ho as Sasa Kim
- Lee Kyung-shil as Jaegal Jeom-soon
- Heo Jung-eun as Kim Ha-pil
- Lee Suk-joon as Han Dong-soo
- Hwang Dong-joo as Hong Yoon-jae
- Shin Ji-soo as Hee-jin
- Yoon Ji-min as Han Se-ah
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | April 13 | 7.7% | 8.4% | 7.7% | 8.2% | |
| 2 | April 14 | 7.6% | 8.5% | 8.0% | 8.3% | |
| 3 | April 20 | 8.0% | 9.0% | 7.8% | 8.5% | |
| 4 | April 21 | 7.8% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.8% | |
| 5 | April 27 | 6.5% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.6% | |
| 6 | April 28 | 6.5% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.8% | |
| 7 | May 4 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 7.2% | |
| 8 | May 5 | 6.3% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 8.2% | |
| 9 | May 11 | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.5% | |
| 10 | May 12 | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 8.4% | |
| 11 | May 18 | 6.6% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 8.3% | |
| 12 | May 19 | 7.0% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 8.7% | |
| 13 | May 25 | 6.8% | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.4% | |
| 14 | May 26 | 7.0% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 7.8% | |
| 15 | June 1 | 6.5% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 7.1% | |
| 16 | June 2 | 6.6% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.8% | |
| 17 | June 8 | 7.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% | |
| 18 | June 9 | 6.2% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 6.6% | |
| 19 | June 15 | 7.0% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 6.8% | |
| 20 | June 16 | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | |
| 21 | June 22 | 6.3% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.4% | |
| 22 | June 23 | 6.8% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 7.5% | |
| 23 | June 29 | 6.2% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 6.3% | |
| 24 | June 30 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% | |
| 25 | July 6 | 5.9% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 6.5% | |
| 26 | July 7 | 8.4% | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.0% | |
| 27 | July 13 | 7.3% | 8.5% | 6.8% | 7.7% | |
| 28 | July 14 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 8.0% | |
| 29 | July 20 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | |
| 30 | July 21 | 8.1% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 8.2% | |
| 31 | July 27 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.8% | |
| 32 | July 28 | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7.2% | |
| 33 | August 3 | 7.6% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 7.6% | |
| 34 | August 4 | 8.0% | 7.7% | 7.0% | 7.5% | |
| 35 | August 10 | 7.5% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 7.8% | |
| 36 | August 11 | 7.5% | 8.0% | 7.0% | 7.5% | |
| 37 | August 17 | 8.0% | 8.4% | 7.4% | 7.3% | |
| 38 | August 18 | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 8.0% | |
| 39 | August 24 | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 6.9% | |
| 40 | August 25 | 7.3% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 8.1% | |
| 41 | August 31 | 6.7% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 7.7% | |
| 42 | September 1 | 6.9% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7.8% | |
| 43 | September 7 | 6.9% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.0% | |
| 44 | September 8 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.6% | |
| 45 | September 14 | 6.5% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | |
| 46 | September 15 | 7.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.5% | |
| 47 | September 21 | 7.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 7.7% | |
| 48 | September 22 | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 8.4% | |
| Average | 7.0% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.5% | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Dressed | Yoo In-young | |||
| Special Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Ahn Nae-sang | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Jeong Yu-mi | ||||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama | Jung Gyu-woon |
International broadcast
- It aired in Vietnam on TodayTV VTC7 from February 9, 2014, under the title Mẹ Ơi, Cố Lên. It aired in the Philippines on NET25 from May 25, 2026 under the same title.
Notes
- ^ Credited as Lee Yoo-young.
References
- ^ Balbuena, Vanessa A. (25 March 2013). "Upcoming Korean drama shoots scenes in Cebu". The Philippine Star. Archived 2013-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ^ Li, Ki-bum (12 April 2013). "Beautiful Ladies of Wonderful Mama". Star News. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
- ^ "Wonderful Mama Has To Help Her Children Grow Up". KDramaStars. 27 March 2013. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
External links
- Wonderful Mama official SBS website (in Korean)